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Norfolk Southern Railroad Spur over Holston River

Railroad spur that serves Forks of the River Industrial Park. 3-span Warren through truss.

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008

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BH Photo #117761

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Overview: Three-span Warren through truss bridge over Holston River on former Southern Railway (later NS) and now Knoxville & Holston River Railroad
Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic
History: from dismantled single-track bridges at Strawberry Plains & Charleston, TN
Railroads: - Knoxville & Holston River Railroad (KXHR)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design: Three-span Warren through truss
Also called: Southern Railway Forks Of The River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.96045, -83.85009 (decimal degrees)
35°57'38" N, 83°51'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/242967/3983317 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Shooks Gap
Elevation: 850 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 36879 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

December 23, 2019: New photo from Joseph Hinson
December 22, 2019: Updated by Joseph Hinson: Added new photos, clarified current operator of railroad
March 5, 2014: New Street View added by Brent Tindall
November 17, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Knoxville & Holston River Railroad", "Southern Railway", "Railroad"
June 9, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: corrected location
December 13, 2009: Updated by Matthew Ridpath: This is actually a Warren through truss
October 16, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: Added year erected and quadrangle map
May 3, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: add current railroad using bridge
August 3, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed
July 22, 2008: New photos from Calvin Sneed
July 18, 2008: Added by Calvin Sneed

Sources

Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Bob Davis - bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net
Matthew Ridpath
Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
Brent Tindall - bizzat219 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Joseph Hinson - joethephotog [at] yahoo [dot] com
LandmarkHunter.com | Southern Railway 2-8-0 #154 Steam Engine - 120 year old steam engine still runs in the city she first served in the 1890sLandmark Hunter site of the steam engine in the photos on this page
LandmarkHunter.com | Washington & Lincolnton Railroad 2-8-0 #230 - After more thn 90 years, this steam engine still runs trains in Knoxville!

Comments

Forks Of The River Railroad Bridge

Posted March 30, 2010, by Casey Hibler (cjhibler3 [at] gmai [dot] com)

Here is a picture of the Forks of the River Bridge from the Three Rivers Rambler, a tourist steam train that runs from downtown Knoxville.

Forks Of The River Railroad Bridge

Posted October 16, 2009, by bob davis (bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net)

From the Daily Journal and Tribune, Knoxville, Tennessee of September 16, 1912 we learn "...The bridge is being constructed from materials taken from the bridges recently displaced by the double-track bridges at Straw Plains (Tenn.) and Charleston (Tenn.)

KXHR - Forks Of The River Bridge